Séamas Gráinneogach
grainneogach.bsky.social
Séamas Gráinneogach
@grainneogach.bsky.social
Ex-academia. OCD and OCD accessories. Also wargaming and Connacht Rugby.

PhD Irish History - #EarlyModern #IntellectualHistory

Gaillimh/Galway
In fact, the very same drivers are too.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Why would it have a Goidellic name structure anyway? Surely it’d be something like Grimboæt Boætheímrson
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I just don’t think my small brain can handle whatever the hell Clive Barker was on
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Same with Weaveworld - but 20 years later I still have no idea what’s going on in it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Séamas Gráinneogach
17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition

"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Speaking as someone who defected to the Church of Ireland, the attitude was implicitly ‘you were already baptised right, that’s it as far we’re concerned’
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Classic case of Evangelicals not recognising that by-and-large Anglicans actually have little issue with the Roman Catholic church.
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(I whole-heartedly love PR-STV and the plurality of views it allows but I do not love trying to keep track of every weird crank that is running in my constituency)
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
As a resident in Galway West I can say it felt refreshing to have three choices rather than 20-something.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Neat - and completely unknown outside of contemporary art
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There’s always black Cú Chulainn or pan-coloured war-triune if you want to go full reclamation I guess

But yeah, shouldn’t *have to* reclaim something that’s ours
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Yep, a major contributor to theology and history. Even people you might think would be his enemies were willing to collaborate with him.

His DIB entry is a read and a half: www.dib.ie/biography/us...
www.dib.ie
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM